National Republican., 1887-01-31

dent Tbiers, the great French statesman, ac-
kpowledging that he prayed when he said; II
belieye.' David Livingstone, able to conquer
the lion, able 70 conquer the panther, able 20
he ssSg s by s6s
Of The ages, 50 when they y iind him de dead they
the strongest intellect in England to-day, un-
delusion Of the Christian religion, goes to the
house Of God every Sabbath. and often, at the
invitation OF the rector, reads the prayers to
overborne by this delusion. what chance is
there for you and for me?
Beside that, have noticed that first rate in
ness in the proclamation Of their sentiments
Goethe, a leading skeptic, was so wrought
npon BY this Christianity that hat In n a weak mo,
saved me in my literary and moral life"
Rousseau, one of the most eloquent champions
OF infdelity, spending his whole life warning
81 the serptnes aaSes Sess ASmon e ths
notorious fniidel, one would think he would
have been safe against this delusion OF the
Christianity all his days. In his last hours he
cried out, "Oh, Thou blasphemed but most
indulCent Lord God, hell itself is refuge II it
most most talented inddel the world ever saw,
writing $50 publications, and the most of
them spiteful against Christianity, himself the
@ would SSSe Thought s he could S n1 have been de
pended upon for steadfastness in the advocacy
Of intldelity and in the war against this terri
BILE chimera, this delusion of the Gospel. But,
no; in his last hour he asks for Christian
ment Of the Lord Jesus Christ. Why, you can.
not depend upon these first rate iniidels, you
cannot depend upon their power to resist this
great delusion of fChristlanity. Thomas Paine,
the god Of modern skeptlcs, his birthday csle.
brsted in New York and Boston with great
of Bible haters; Thomas Paine. about
whom his brother inadel, William
Carver Carver wrote in Ior,a, n letter which
quart of rum day and was too mean and too
dishonest TO pay for 1t; Thomas Paine. the
adored Of modern infdelity; Thomas Paine.
brought her TO this land; Thomas Paine. VINO
was so squalid and so loathsome. and so
drunken and SO profligate, and SO beastly in
sometimes too filthy to be picked out-Thomas
Paine, one would have thought that he could
have been depended on. for steadfastness
against this great delusion:, But no., In his
dying hour he begs the Lord Jesus Christ for
Powerful delusion, all ll-conquering deusion,
gion. Yea, 1t goes on, 1t is SO impertlnent, and
II Is so oyerbearing, this chimera Of the Cos
pei, that having conquered the great picture
the Young masters as ] showed In a former
sermon, 1t Is not satisfied until 1t has con.
quered the music of the world. Look over
what were the great performances, and learn
that the greatest of all the Sub; sub,
ssi' Ee'' ons eeis?%s night subjects %Ssa SSSS
voices were accompanied with a vast number
Of Instruments % .Israel in Egypt Yes,
mass in D major. Haydn dsluded with this
religion until he wrote the Creation" Han.
ael dsiSdeG until he wrote the Sa oTat9rIos Of
closing night 5000 deluded people singing OF
delusion 20 5000 delnded hearers, ,......
Yes This chmera Of the G9spei q not salts
most permanent architecture, SO IL seems as If
the world Is never TO get I'D OF It, What are
some of the finest buildings In the world? St.
Paul's, st. Peters, the churches and cathedrals
OF all Christendom. Yes, this impertinence OF
the Gospel, this vast delusion Is not satisfied
until it projects itself, and in one year gives,
contributes SO, ,250,0OO TO foreign missions, the
work of which is to make Ounces and fools on
the other side OF the world-peoDle we have
never seen. Deluded doctors-220 physicians
Union Medical Prayer Circle, to worship God.
Deluded lawyers-the late Lord Cairns, the
highest legal authority In England, the ex-
in preaching the Gospel Of Jesus Christ to the
poor people OF Scotland; Frederick T. Freling-
huysen, once the Secretary OF State OF the
Christian, an elder in the Reformed Church.
John Bright, deluded Quaker; Henry Wilson,
the Vice President Of the United States, dying
deluded Methodist or Congregationalist,
Earl of Kintore. dying a deluded Presbyterian.
The cannibals In South Sea, the bushmen of
Terra del Fuego the wild men OF Australia,
putting down the knives of their cruelty, and
clothing. themselves in decent apparel all
under the power of this delusion. Judson,
and Doty, and Abeel, and Campbell. and
Williams, and the 900 missionaries of the
cross, turning their backs on home and civilza-
tion and comfort, and going out amid the
tqualor OF heathenism to relieve II; TO save y,
TO help 1t, toiling until they dropped into their